04/17/2026
Once Immigrants Came to the US. Now It’s Americans Who Are Leaving.
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The United States has long stood at the center of the immigrant narrative, the literal and symbolic endpoint of the American Dream. For decades, people from around the world in search of a better future crossed oceans and borders to build lives here.
That pattern has begun to shift, however. For the first time in half a century, the US saw net negative in-migration last year, even as more Americans are deciding to leave.
Record numbers of American citizens are choosing to depart the country, citing many of the same issues — political instability, violence and the high cost of healthcare, among them. A Gallup poll in November found that 40% of American women between the ages of 18 and 44 said they would move to another country if they had the chance.
